timezones and time setting

[David Purton <dcpurton@chariot.net.au>]

Is there a how-to or reference somewhere that explains the whole
timezone/time stting thing?

There are lots of points which I don't quite follow...

like when I should use the (numerous) various different commands for
setting the time.

Is linux supposed to automatically adjust for daylight saving times, or
do I do it manually

if auto - how do I make it happen

if not which command do I use to set it.

FWIW, my bios clock is set to localtime (as occasionally I do boot to
windows), my timezome is set (using tzconfig) to australia/adelaide,
which is normally GMT -9:30, except at the moment we are on daylight
saving time, so I guess it's supposed to be GMT -10:30...

cheers

dc

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David Purton

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